Comics Briefly: 9/21/2010

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons
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Sep 21, 2010

Scott Pilgrim Reaches 1 Million Copies in Print

Bryan Lee O'Malley's indie graphic novel series Scott Pilgrim, the basis for the recent live-action film directed by Edgar Wright, has reached 1 million copies in print. Indeed, the number only includes Oni Press's North American English-language release of the book – there are an undisclosed number in print in the UK and in translation. More details are available at Heidi MacDonald's The Beat.

A cryptic article in The Hollywood Reporter has fueled speculation that DC Comics may be moving its offices to the West Coast. Warner Brothers CEO Barry Meyer said that DC would be playing a bigger role at the Warner Brothers film studio and hinted at a big announcement next week.

All-Star Superman Comes to Animation

Late last week, DC Comics announced a new animated feature based on Grant Morrison's acclaimed comic All-Star Superman. The movie will be released direct to video, like DC's successful New Frontier and Batman: Under the Red Hood. The cast will include James Denton as Superman, Christina Hendricks as Lois Lane and The Mary Tyler-Moore Show's Ed Asner. Veteran comics and animation creator Dwayne McDuffie is writing the script. More details are available in the LA Times Heat Vision exclusive that broke the story.

Cuba, My Revolution Exhibit

A special exhibition of work from the new graphic novel autobiography Inverna Lockpez's Cuba, My Revolution will include the premiere of six of the original artworks by the author that got her arrested in 1960's Cuba. Originally confiscated by the Castro government, the drawings have been retrieved from and smuggled out of Cuba and will now be put on display alongside artist Dean Haspiel's work for the comic. PWCW's own Calvin Reid wrote the essay accompanying the exhibit and will be the moderator for a public Artist's Talk with Lockpez and Haspiel at 4 p.m. on the exhibit's opening day, Saturday, October 2. The talk will be followed with an opening reception from 5 – 7 p.m. “Cuba, My Revolution”, the exhibit, will be hosted at the Kentler International Art Space in Red Hook, Brooklyn from October 2 – December 12. The Kentler is located at 353 Van Brunt Street, Brooklyn, NY and admission is always free.

Neil Gaiman to Guest Star on Arthur

Comics legend and best-selling author Neil Gaiman, creator of the acclaimed Sandman comics series and such bestsellers as Anansi Boys as well as several award-winning children's books, will appear on the public television cartoon Arthur as himself. Airing on October 25, the episode will feature a storyline in which Gaiman inspires a character to make her own graphic novel. The episode will also feature the storyline “Tales of the Grotesquely Grim Bunny” set at a local comic shop. Like all the other characters on the show, Gaiman will appear as an anthropomorphized animal, in this case, a cat. More details are available in this article at Wired.

Grant Morrison Stars in My Chemical Romance Music Video

Acclaimed comics writer Grant Morrison stars as the villain of a new music video by the rock group My Chemical Romance. The band's frontman, Gerard Way, is an Eisner-winning comics creator himself and a longtime admirer of Morrison's work. Art Is The Weapon is available to view online here.

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